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resort

[ri-zawrt] / rɪˈzɔrt /




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Treasury, the global lender of last resort, is losing control of long-term rates.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

The resort is being developed by Juniper Hotels, backed by Saraf and American hotel group Hyatt.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The resort canceled his stay, leading to a viral feud.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It has warned that as a last resort, large industrial consumers would have to face restrictions on consumption in the evening hours to save electricity.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Plus, the heat aggravated her crippling sick headaches, and she had to resort to a big spoonful of Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, known to be the Best Blood Purifier for Women.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

A fleet of small boats evacuated about 500 tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire threatened two popular resorts on Thursday.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Most notable among the new and renovated Guerneville resorts: Dawn Ranch and the River Electric, both with a glamping focus, both with docks on the river.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

At the Suncastle pub, landlord Richard Underwood says the summer is vital to tourist resorts.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Revenue from MGM’s resorts on the Las Vegas Strip rose to $2.2 billion, while MGM Digital revenue surged 20% to $196 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The countess marched Katherine down to the resorts kitchen, and for the rest of the summer, the high school student spent her lunchtime in conversation with the Greenbrier’s Parisian chef.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

With the island's aging electricity infrastructure heavily reliant on fuel imports, hospitals have resorted to using emergency generators.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

With less equipment available, people smugglers have resorted to using bigger boats.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

To tackle the severe droughts and water shortages that plague the country, Kazakhstan has resorted to cloud seeding, a weather modification method previously unseen in Central Asia.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Residents have resorted to using orange cones to stop Waymos from driving through alleyways or onto the lots.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Some of the girls owed months of wages and resorted to scrip for everything now.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

"The Council also unanimously expresses its concern regarding the repeated unilateral actions taken without resorting to dialogue or to the institutional mechanisms established to address situations of this nature."

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The defense memo described Zambada as a patriarch — the father of 16 children from multiple women — and a peacemaker who “was known to first seek out other solutions” before resorting to violence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

In France the government has pestered the public to wet their skin, drink cold soup and block windows with cardboard to beat the heat—anything to avoid resorting to AC.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

“I chat with people,” Blankfein said of his method of gaining information for making decisions on possible trades, outlining that he will text someone back and forth before resorting to calling them.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

Both wanted to continue battling for advantage around the world, without resorting to hydrogen bombs.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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